"Myths and Realities of the Spanish Civil War: From" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jun 2020 10:33 p.m. PST |
… the International Brigades to the War Children
"Eighty years ago, the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) created a world sensation. As the first victim of the war, truth was replaced by myth. The Crusade, the fight between democracy and fascism, the solidarity of the people, and the first chapter of World War II were some of these myths still taught and believed. Not only Europe, but the rest of the world – even U.S. public opinion – accepted a part of these myths believing that Franco was a new crusader and that the so-called Loyalists fought for freedom. But history is different from myths, and our speaker will present the real history rather than good propaganda…"
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| MacColla | 03 Jun 2020 7:08 a.m. PST |
You too can go to an up-coming lecture on 9 September 2015! |
| SBminisguy | 03 Jun 2020 8:13 a.m. PST |
Well, be interesting to see "real" the real history is since for the most part the myth of the noble Fascist Nationalists has been replaced by the myth of the noble Communist Republicans… |
| Tango01 | 03 Jun 2020 12:32 p.m. PST |
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